artu44 Posted June 3, 2009 Share #1 Posted June 3, 2009 Days ago arrive from the US my big box with my last purchases and finally I could admire this beauty. The few wartime M2s I ever saw were all 1942 dated so I was incline to think this was the only year of production until I caught on ebay its ad. Ebay buying is like roulette gambling, I got this minty for 45$ and I had to pay 150$ for the broken glass 1942. The most surprising thing is its pouch different from any other compass pouch and with belt loop and felt lined. I think it would be the original WWII pouch because my 1942 came in a M19 postwar Boyt pouch no lined. Enjoy pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brian Keith Posted June 4, 2009 Share #4 Posted June 4, 2009 Nice, I plan on doing a compass exhibit display sometime. I don't have on of those yet. Let alone the varity you have found. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpguy80/08 Posted June 5, 2009 Share #5 Posted June 5, 2009 pouches Nice Compass... I remember this one well... I was an 81mm Mortar section sergeant/Platoon Sergeant in the Ohio Guard for awhile back in the late 80s, and this compass was used quite frequently. It is marked in mils, not degrees... 6400 mils as opposed to 360 degrees. not very easy to navigate with, but it was a lot more accurate when laying in a gun section. Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artu44 Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted June 5, 2009 Nice Compass... I remember this one well... I was an 81mm Mortar section sergeant/Platoon Sergeant in the Ohio Guard for awhile back in the late 80s, and this compass was used quite frequently. It is marked in mils, not degrees... 6400 mils as opposed to 360 degrees. not very easy to navigate with, but it was a lot more accurate when laying in a gun section. Wayne Mils are very useful in countries with decimal metric system. As 1 minute of angle is one inch at 100 yds, 1 mils is one meter at one kilometer. When I was in my 120mm mortar company we used an ordinary prismatic compass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpguy80/08 Posted June 5, 2009 Share #7 Posted June 5, 2009 Mils are very useful in countries with decimal metric system. As 1 minute of angle is one inch at 100 yds, 1 mils is one meter at one kilometer. When I was in my 120mm mortar company we used an ordinary prismatic compass. Yeah... The Worm Formula.... hehehe W=R/M I was 81mm myself... Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artu44 Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share #8 Posted June 5, 2009 Yeah... The Worm Formula.... hehehe W=R/M I was 81mm myself... Wayne My mortar was bigger and longer than your LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpguy80/08 Posted June 6, 2009 Share #9 Posted June 6, 2009 My mortar was bigger and longer than your LOL Good lord... how do you come back to that? LOL I'm rolling on the floor here.... Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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